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on a horse's back. v. to Salm' on, n. a delicious

put on a saddle; load.

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Sad' dler, n. one whose trade is to make saddles.

Sad' ness, n. mournfulness; melancholy. Safe' guard, n. a defence; convoy; passport. Sa ga cious, a. quick of thought or scent. Sa ga" city, n. acuteness; keenness.

Sage, n. a plant; a man

of wisdom. a. wise. Sail' or, n. a seaman; one

used to the sea, Saint' ed, a. holy; pious; canonized.

Sal' ad, n. food composed of raw herbs.

Sal' a ry, n. annual or pe

riodical payment. Sale' a ble, a. fit for sale; marketable.

Sa line', a. consisting of salt; brinish.

Sa li va, n. spittle separated by the glands. Sal' i vate, v. to cause a spitting.

Sal'i va tion, n. a curing by spitting. Sal low, a. sickly; yellow.

Sal' ly, n. an eruption; a frolic; a flight. v. to issue out.

well known fish. Sa loon', n. an elegant

lofty hall.

Sâlt' cel lar, n. a sort of cup to hold salt. Sâlt pe' tre, n. nitre; a mineral salt.

Sal' va ble, a. possible to be saved.

Sal va' tion, n. preservation from eternal death. Sa lubri ous, a. wholesome; promoting health. wholeSa lu' bri ty, n. someness; healthful

ness.

Salve, n. an emplaster; a remedy; a cure. Sal' ver, n. a plate on which any thing is presented.

whole. Sal' u ta rỹ, a. some; healthful; safe. Sal u ta' tion, n. act of saluting; greeting. Sa lute', v. to greet; to hail; to kiss. n. a salutation; a greeting; a kiss.

Sanc tifi ca' tion, n. the

act of making holy. Sanc' ti fy, v. to make holy or virtuous. Sanc ti mo' ni ous, a. saint

ly appearing holy. Sanc' tion, n. ratification; confirmation.

Sanc' ti ty, n. holiness;

goodness. Sanc' tu a ry, n. a holy place; an asylum. San' dal, n. a sort of slipper or loose shoe. San' gui na ry, a. bloody;

cruel; murderous. San' guine, a. blood red;

warm; ardent. San guin' i ty, n. ardour;

heat; confidence. San' he drim, n. the chief

council among the Jews consisting of seventy elders. San'ity, n. soundness of mind or body. Sap' py, a. juicy; succulent; weak. Sar' casm, n. a keen reproach; taunt; gibe. Sar cas' tic, a. keen ; taunting.

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Sash, n a silk belt; window that lets up and down.

Satch' el, n. a small bag used by schoolboys.

Sate,

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Sa' tiate, satisfy. Sat' el lite, n. a secondary planet.

v. to glut; to

Sa ti e ty, n. the state of being filled or glutted; fulness.

Sat' ire, n. a poem censuring vice or folly. Sa tir' ic al, a. belonging

to satire.

Sat' ir ise, v. to censure as in a satire.

Sat is fac' tion, n. state of being satisfied; atonement; amends. Sat is fac' to ry, a. giving

satisfaction or content. Sat' is fy, v. to content; to please.

Sat' u rate, v. to impreg

nate till no more can be received or imbibed. Sav' age, a. wild; cruel; uncivilized. n. a barbarian.

Sauce, n. something to give relish to food. Sauce' box, n.

an imper

tinent fellow. Saucer, n. a small plate for a teacup. Sau'cy, a. pert; petulant; insolent.

Sa' ving, a. frugal. ad. excepting. Saviour, n. the Redeemer; one who saves. Saun' ter, v. to wander

about idly; to loiter. Savour, n. a scent; an odour; taste. Savoury, a. pleasing to

the smell or taste. Saus' age, n. a composi

tion of meat and spice. Sawyer, n. one who saws timber.

Saying, n. an expression;

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Scaf' fold ing, n. a support for workmen. Scald, v. to burn with hot liquor. Scale, n. a balance. v. to mount; to scrape off scales.

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Scalp, n. the integuments or covering of the head. Scam' per, v. to run with fear and speed. Scan, v. to examine ly ; to canvass. Scan' dal, n. a reproachful assertion; infamy. Scan' da lize, v. to disgrace; to reproach; to defame.

Scan' da lous, a. opprobrious; shameful; vile. Scant, a. parsimonious; scarce; not enough. Scant' ling, n. timber cut to a small size. Scan' ty, a. small. Scarce, a. not plentiful;

narrow;

rare; uncommon.

Scarce ly, ad. hardly; scantly.

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Scarce ness,

Scar ci ty, of plenty.

Scare, v. to frighten; to affright; to terrify. Scarf, n. a loose covering for the shoulders. Scar i fi ca' tion, n. an in

cision of the skin. Scar' i fy, v. to cut or lance the skin. Scar' let, n. a deep red colour. Scat' ter, v. to

spread thinly; to disperse. Scav en ger, n. a cleaner of the streets. Scene, n. part of a play;

an appearance. Sce' ne ry, n. imagery; representation. Sce nog ra phy, n. the art of perspective. Scent, n. smell; odour. Scep' tic, Skep' tic,

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n. one who

doubts of all things. Scep' ti cism, Skepticism, n. univer.

sal doubt.

Scep' tre, n. the ensign of royalty borne in the hand. Schedule, n. a small scroll; a little inventory. Scheme', n. a plan; project; design

Schemer, n. a projector; a contriver;

Schism, n. a separation or

division in the church. Schismatic, n. one guilty of schism. Schis mat' ic al, a. im. plying schism. Scholar, n. a disciple; a

man of letters. Scho' las' tic, a. pertain

ing to the school Scho li um, n. an explan atory note. School', n. a place for education.

Sci at' ic, n. the hip-gout. Sci at' ic al, a. troubled with the hip-gout. Science, n. knowledge; art attained by precepts; the seven liberal | arts are, grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, music, geometry, tronomy.

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Si en tif' ic. a. what pro

motes knowledge. Scim'i tar, n. a sword

with a convex edge. Scin' til late, v. to sparkle; to emit sparks. Scin til la' tion, n. the act of sparkling; emitted. Sci on, n. a small twig or.

sparks

shoot; a graft. Scissors, n. a small pair of shears. Scoff, V. to deride or mock; to ridicule. Scold, v. to chide; to

quarrel clamorously. Scol' lop, n. a pectinated shell fish ; an indenting. Sconce, n. a branched candlestick; a fort; a bulwark; the head. Scoop, n. a kind of large ladle; sweep; stroke. v. to hollow; to lade. Scope, n. a drift; intention; liberty; room; sally. Scor bu' tic, a. diseased with the scurvy. Scorch, v. to burn slightly to be dried too much. Score, n. a notch; account; debt; sake; twenty. v. to mark. Scorn, n. contempt. v. to despise; to slight; to scoff.

Scorn' ful, a. contemptu

ous; haughty; insolent. Scor' pi on, n. a reptile

with a very venomous sting; a sign of the zodiac.

Scotch, v. to cut slightly. a. of Scotland. Scot' free, a.excused from paying his scot, shot, or payment. Scoun' drel, n. a mean rascal; a villain. Scour, v. to cleanse; to

scamper; to purge.

Scourge, v. to whip; to punish; to chastise. n. a whip.

Scout, v. to go out privately to observe. Scowl, v. to frown; to look angry or sullen. Scraggy, a. lean; thin; rough; rugged. Scrm' ble, V. to catch eagerly; to climb. n. eager contest. Scrawl, v. to draw or write badly. Scream, v. to cry out as

in terror. Screen, v. to shelter; to hide; to sift; to riddle. Screw, n. a kind of twisted pin or nail which enters by turning. Scrib ble, n. worthless, bad writing. Script' ure, n. the bible;

the sacred writings. Scriv' e ner, n. one who

draws contracts. Scrof' u la, n. the disease

called the king's evil. Scroll, n. a writing rolled

up. Scruple, n. a doubt. v. to

doubt ; to hesitate. Scru' pu lous, a. nicely doubtful; vigilant. Scrutable, a. that may be searched.

Scru' ti nize, v. to exam

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ine thoroughly. Scru1ti ny, n. a strict search or inquiry. Scru toire n. a case of drawers for papers. Scuf' fle, n. a confused quarrel or broil. Scullion, n. a kitchen drudge.

Sculp'tor, n. a carver or

engraver. Sculpture, n. the art of carving or engraving; carved work.

Scur ril' i ty, n. grossness of reproach; opprobri. ous language; lewdness of jocularity. Scur' ri lous, a. railing ; saucy; abusive. Scythes, n. an instrument for mowing.

Sea' chart, n. a map of the

sea coast.

Seam' stress, n. a woman

who lives by sewing. Search, v. to examine; to

inquire; to seek. n. an inquiry; quest; pursuit. Season, n. one of the four parts of the year. v. to mature; to give relish

to.

Sea' 'son a ble, a. oppor

tune; at a proper time. Se cede' v. to withdraw from fellowship. Se clude', v. to shut up

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